school
companions or friends, to be prayed for and spoken with about the way
of salvation. The Christians worked faithfully visiting the houses of
their friends to pray and speak with them and to bring them out to the
meeting at night.

At Mobile, although the first week it rained six days in succession,
yet the people came out well and were repaid for their faithfulness.
Every night for the past three weeks large numbers of all classes have
been personally interested, and with the exception of one service, we
have had cause to thank God for conversions. Fathers and mothers are
rejoicing over sons and daughters brought to Christ. A large number of
young people from the Sabbath-school as well as from the day-school
have started on the new life. The teachers say that a marked change is
observable and that the young converts seem to be trying their very
best to live up to their profession. Forty-six were received into the
church and will have the instruction that is so much needed by young
converts.

One of the teachers and myself, while visiting some of the converts,
found five young women in one house rejoicing in the pardoning love of
God. "Truly," said the old grandmother, "salvation has come to this
house." We found that, some years ago, three mothers had died and left
five orphan children, who were taken by the grandmother and who had
now grown into womanhood. Two sisters first became Christians and the
others soon followed. One said, "I used to be so fond of going to the
theatre, but now I have no heart for that sort of thing; I mean to
live a good Christian life and do all I can for my Saviour." They were
all received into church, and joined as well the Young People's
Society of {137} Christian Endeavor, which is a good thing for young
people, as it trains them for future work, and to be active and useful
in the service of Christ.

JAMES WHARTON.

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THE CHINESE.

LETTER FROM REV. W.C. POND.

Our anniversary was an occasion of much interest. The attendance was
large, and our brethren acquitted themselves well. The _Record-Union_,
the principal daily of Sacramento, published both the addresses in
full.

We have good news from our evangelists. They are doing great good, if
we can judge at all by what we see: and they are in training, I
believe, for larger and better service in the years to come. I shall
have much to write about this for the _next Missionary_, much more
than I